Adam Langer is the Forward’s executive editor. Born and raised in Chicago, he is the author of the novels Crossing California, The Washington Story, Ellington Boulevard, The Thieves of Manhattan, The Salinger Contract and Cyclorama, as well as the memoir My Father’s Bonus March.
An elegy for the loss of the best bagel in New York — and maybe the universe
The untold and (mostly) happy story of Mouschi, who lived in the secret annex with the Franks and Van Daans on Broadway and throughout America
In Minnesota, Washington, Massachusetts and North Carolina, one story continues to exert a pull over the people who tell it
Before the 1959 film, Millie Perkins was an 18-year-old model who had never really thought about acting
In 1958, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play sought out new audiences where Jewish stories were rare
When the cast heard the audience's reaction, at first they wondered if they'd done something wrong
In a brief encounter with the legendary artist, a lesson about journalism and artistry
It’s a cliché to say that an artist has written the soundtrack of your life. When you think about it, every artist we grew up with — even the ones we despise — writes that soundtrack. But when I think about Stephen Sondheim, that cliché is actually true. Every key moment of my life, I…
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